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Start the provision of eVoting

Petitioning
Mr Mahesh Garg

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The Petition

When we can do all our important work online, why is there no provision of eVoting in India? A large majority of people in India are not able to vote because of the lack of any such system. eVoting is not only time saving, easy and convenient but will also help reduce many corrupt practicies prevalent in the present voting system.
Recently India has secured its position as the third largest internet user after the USA and China with 74 million people using Internet. The number will increase in future as an estimate by eMarketer report, which says that the global social network audience will reach around 2.55 billion by 2017. Hence, a provision of electronic voting will benefit all the computer savvy generation and the web can be used to increase participation in democracy.
Generally, people who have migrated to some other states are not able to exercise their vote because they are not present in their constituency at the time of elections and travelling to their native place just for exercising their franchise seems cumbersome. Online voting option will allow them cast their vote irrespective of the place they currently reside in.
Sickness can also deter people from casting their vote and being able to exercise online voting will help in a better participation in democracy.
eVoting is a technological improvement of the current voting system involves voting done through the internet. It involves electronic means for both casting and counting votes.
If a system of eVoting is introduced, it will help anyone vote from anywhere thus, debarring the problems of distance and time. It will lead to a smooth fl;ow of elections by ridding it from the inefficiency rigged in the present voting system.
At present eVoting is in practice in several countries such as Brazil and USA. eVoting was introduced in Brazil in 1996. In Belgium this practice was incorporated in 1991. Countries like Ireland and Canada too have experimented with the mechanism of internet based voting.
Sign this petition to ask the election commissioner of India to introduce the provision of electronic voting.
To
Mr. Mahesh Garg, Election Commissioner of India
Dear Sir,
A large majority of educatyed Indians are not able to exercise their voting rights because of so many valid reasons such as having being migrated to some other place and not being present in his constituency at the time of election. Hence, introducing electronic voting will enable them to vote even if they are far away from their native place which in turn will help in the efficient working of democracy.
When India is advancing in all fronts, what it needs is a new strategy in in its voting system. The notion of eVoting is that it will help reduce electoral frauds, reduce administration, increase participation by the citizen's, help eliminate error in vote counting etc.
We petition you to look into the possibility, feasibility and implementation of eVoting so that it may be implemented at an early date benefitting millions of Indians to exercise their franchise.
Looking forward to your early action into the matter.
Sincerely,
Rahul Dev
Papri Chawla
Rashmi Thakur